Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.

The world is its own magic.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

The practice of meditation is like tuning an instrument. Too tight, and the strings break. Too loose, and they won't play.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

To live fully is to let go and die with each step.

The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.